This month brings us something spicy and sweet. I love a good Spicy Mango Jalapeno Margarita, but they are hard to fine. Oftentimes at restaurants and bars they are too spicy or way to sweet which negates the enjoyment of the cocktail. You will find two options for making this drink and one is using Mango Nectar for a tasty but lightly sweet drink (my preference) or you can use REAL brand Mango puree if you prefer a sweeter drink but not overly done. Both options are wonderful and I have found that muddling one single Jalapeno slice with seeds seems to be the right amount to get the heat just right. Just remember to double strain the drink so no seeds get through and also if garnishing with a slice of Jalapeno (which does look good) just remember to remove the seeds from that slice. No matter what a very tasty drink that brings in the spice but isn’t hard to make. Cheers and enjoy!!!!!it. Enjoy!!!!!
Ingredients:
- Tequila (e.g., 1800 Silver/Blanco or your favorite)
- Orange liqueur (e.g., Cointreau)
- Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice (strained)
- Mango Nectar (or REAL brand Mango Puree for a sweeter drink)
- Course Koser Salt (or Tajin)
- Lime wedge
- Jalapeno
Tools:
- Oxo two-sided shot glass/jigger
- Cocktail Shaker
- Cocktail Strainer
- Muddler
- 16 oz Glass, Margarita Glass, or Mexican Clay Cantaritos
- Squeeze Bottle
- Juicer
Directions:
Spicy Mango Jalapeno Margarita
- Prepare you glass by dipping the rim of the glass in some lime juice and dip into kosher salt (or Tajin) to coat the rim with salt. I usually only salt half to allow an area of the glass to drink from that is salt free. Fill glass with ice prior to filling with cocktail.
- Put one slice of Jalapeno (with seeds) into cocktail shaker prior to adding ice and muddle.
- Add Ice to Cocktail shaker
- In the cocktail shaker filled with ice add the following
- 2.5 oz Tequila
- 1 oz Cointreau
- 1 oz lime juice (fresh squeezed and strained)
- 1.5 oz Mango Nectar (or REAL brand Mango Puree for a sweeter drink)
- Double Strain drink into glass with salted rim filled with ice.
- Garnish with lime wedge and jalapeno slice with seeds removed and enjoy!!!
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